Select Policy Consultations International

2014

International

  1. Conference on Food Sovereignty and Sustainable Development, Hong Kong Polytechnic University & Peking University China Social Work Research Centre, 11-12 Oct. 2014, Beijing, China

2013

International

  1. International Workshop on New Perspectives on the Land Sparing vs Land Sharing debate, Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research , 3-6 June 2013, Chiang Mai, Thailand

2012

International

  1. National Centre for Excellence (NCE) Special Selection Committee Meeting (2012), Canada-India Research Centre of Excellence (CIRCE), Govt. of Canada, 4-7 Septmber, Ottawa, Canada
  2. Canada International conference on New Questions concerning Land in India (2012, Yale Macmillan Centre, Yale University, 27-29 April, New Haven USA
  3. National Centre for Excellence (NCE) Special Selection Committee Letter of Intent Evaluation Meeting (2012) Canada-India Research Centre of Excellence (CIRCE), Govt. of Canada, 10-12 April, Ottawa, Canada

2011

International

  1. Policies against Hunger IX- International Conference on Food Security and Access to Natural Resources (2011) Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, 21-23 November, 2011, Berlin, Germany
  2. APAARI’s Executive Committee & Expert Consultation on Agricultural Biotechnology, Biosafety and Biosecurity, (2011) Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, 26-28 October, 2011,Taipei, Taiwan
  3. Sustainable Agriculture Workshop in Asia ( 2011) ActionAid, Bangladesh, 26-30 September, 2011, Bogra, Bangladesh
  4. Balaton Group Meeting 2011 – “Solutions for Successful Societies” 8-13 September, 2011. Budapest, Hungary
  5. STEPS Centre International Advisory Committee Meeting (2011) STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 13 October, 2011 Sussex, UK
  6. Efficient use of Genetic Resources- Challenges for Future Global Food Supply, (2011) Royal Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 24-27, February, Svalbad, Norway

2009

International

  1. IPR in Agriculture: Implications for Food Security & Genetic Diversity, (2009) GTZ, 30 November, Germany
  2. STEPS Centre Symposium 2009, “Innovation, Sustainability, Development – A New Manifesto” (2009) University of Sussex, London, 24 September
  3. International Workshop on Agricultural Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture (2009) Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University, USA, April 29, 2009
  4. STEP Weekly Seminar (2009) Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, USA, 27 April, 2009
  5. SOAS Food Forum Distinguished Lecture, (2009) School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Jan 29, London UK
  6. The World Food Crisis and the Global south conference, (2009) University of London, Jan. 27-29, London UK

2008

International

  1. Asia Pacific Regional Workshop on Agricultural Research for Development (ARD) (2008) APAARI-ANGOC-GFAR, 16-18 April, Bangkok

2007

International

  1. Symposium on Connecting Science, Society and Development, (2007) STEPS Symposium, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, 18-20 September, Brighton, UK
  2. National International Conference on Women and Biotechnologies: feminist and scientific approaches (2007), Wonbit, Italy, June 21-23, 2007, Rome, Italy
  3. ICCO-Kerkinactie Food Security & Water Consultation (2007) ICCO, Netherlands, April, 18-20, 2007, Kathmandu, Nepal

2006

International

  1. Training Program for Civil Society groups in Asia on Agrobiodiversity, Agbiotechnology and Food Security (2006) Gene Campaign, November 27-29, Bangkok, Thailand
  2. Integrated Policies for Bio-innovations in Agriculture and health (2006) Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok & IDRC, November 13-15, Bangkok, Thailand
  3. Governing Technologies: Towards a new Lexicon (2006) Institute of Development Studies, June 22-23, Sussex, UK
  4. International Conference on “Ethics and Politics” (2006) Department of Philosophy & Social Studies, University of Crete, May 24-28, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
  5. Meeting on the Socio-economic Impacts of Transgenic Crop Adoption (2006) IFPRI, May 10-11, Washington, USA
  6. Conference on Access to Knowledge (2006) Yale Law University, April 21-23, New Haven, USA

2005

International

  1. Asian Conference on Consumer Protection and the MDGs (2005) Consumers International Regional Office of Asia Pacific, August 23-25, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  2. A Development View on Information Commons and Intellectual Property” (2005) Vecam, April 1, Paris, France
  3. Understanding the Social Public Policy Dimensions of Transformative Technologies in the South (2005) International Development Research Council, & Rockefeller Foundation, February 7-11 Bellagio, Italy
  4. Environmental Monitoring of GM Crops and Monitoring Methodologies (2005) Food and Agriculture Orgaisation, January 18-20 Rome

2004

International

  1. U.S. National Academies meeting on Global Challenges for Guiding and Managing Biological Technologies (2004) The National Academies, October 25- 26, Washington. USA
  2. Workshop on Consumer Concerns –Food Safety and GMOs (2004) Consumers International & VOICE, October 14, Bangkok, Thailand
  3. IUCN-IDRC Meeting on Biosafety (2004) International Development Research Centre & IUCN Regional Biodiversity Programme, Sri Lanka, October 12-13 Colombo, Sri Lanka
  4. International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology (2004) United Nations Environment Program, August 30- September 3, Nairobi, Kenya
  5. Millennial Development & the Governance of Social Reproduction (2004) York University, Canada, May 28-29, Toronto, Canada